New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-26
TRAITORS MUST BE PUT OUT.
FAITHLEsS REPUBLICANS SHOULD GO.

TIE GENERAL g. NTIMENT OF THE COUNTY COM
MI1TrE FAvORs SEVERE MEASURES.
The Republican committee OF investigation. OF which
George W. Lyon Is chairman will probably hhish i's
report on Wednesday send at once to the execu
tive committee Of the County Committee. OF which
Police Justice Scion b. Smith chairman. copy VIII
be sent TO every OF the County Committee This
body will meet TO act on the reports IRON Mr Lyohs
committee and tho XIIIth District committee on the
evening of Tuesday. January g.
IL looks now as though the report OF the committee
which has been nyestga,n; the With District would
recommend that extreme measures be taken In that
case 1t is than probable that the report VIII
recommend the expulsion of such OF the leaders ana
captains OF the district asaIo members or thc hepup
County Committee, and re enrolment ana reorsh
ization of the district under supervision OF commit
tee appointed by tho County Comuitcc The amend
ments proposed by Mr. Tantor at the last meeting OF the
County Committee will undoubtedly I've adopted
The sentiment among the great majority OF the mem
bers OF the County Committee Is that tho time has
arrived when a example should be made OF th'se
who deliberately sell out candidate on election day
The With Dis rict has bad reputation in this respect
On several occasions county candidates On the kepuph-
can ticket have hal to complain that their vote
I'm this district considerably below the vote for state
or National candidates, and much below that given for
local candidates. Two gears in nearly onchalf OF
the election districts of lhe Assembly District "uca
was made that would have been aughabc on account OF
Its seeming absurlty had not the results been 80
serious In thus district when the Republican state
ticket received three ourns OF all tho votes cast tho
Republican can iates for sheriff. County Clerk and
President Board of Aldermen received from five TO
twenty votes each The Tammany candidate with one
excepion Jared 10 better The gre bulk OF the vote In
these dstr cast for the County Democracy can
d,ates for sheriff AMI County Clerk. AMI Robert B.
Mooney, the irving Hall AMI Tannany ctnIi'ltto Tor
President of the Board of Aldermen. John J. O'Brcn.
John T. Brodsky AMI oners OF ia" leaders said that 1t
was that bad man Barney KOur6e who was RESPONSE
bic for it, AMI be had acted so because the Sorrows were
put on him by the Dstrct-Attorney and the Board Of
Excise and lie needed protection IRON that quarter
They promised. however, that should no occur again
Barney " i;ourkc not placed On the County ON
mittce at the neat primary AMI has not since oech
member of il.
ourke not turned out of the district association
aud l power in the district as great rs ever lie
dictated nominations and was one OF me thrtc or FOUR
who controlled affairs liz the district. How candidate
for state senator was beaten by rnhlus An nl''.'nt
candidate. and Low tuc regular Heluhl'hu cihdddtn
for civil Justice sold ont for the Democratic cthd
date At the recent election Is well known ON t"c 10y
after election Democratic candidate went
n,ent against Barney hourkc quashci. He also
appointed Barney his clerk hut this was 80 gross an
oltragc on the poor Democratic henchmrn e Barney
being the proprietor or two rum shops anu wealthy,
that Barney was advised to resign and hr lid So.
said II defeated Republican can iiaie on saturday
had n tlstc of Barney kourkcs methods two years
ago, aud don't want any more. nor do want any
With District took my money ana promised 1" support
me Loyalty. was sold ont siHmrInly; ihi -
what they can make They political flccpootcrs.
They have political principles whatever thlnk
only echo the sentiments OF the great majority oi inc
Republican County Committee when say That would
have 1000 good III the district wio can I've
ndcd O pun strG Il thsn g., 90 Who >'tu I" De
with but without any warning are against " %" cleo
ton day II isa pretty humliatlng state Of ahalrs IT.
district. tie nominal head of which was three tn,s
eicccd " airnlan Of the County Committee o,.,
Henry G. Botty, the defeated candidate Tor Clvil
Justice, said: Unless the Co MY committee taxes
inforce discipline; the party IN The city WI
90 to pieces We II th. MIN Assembly Distinct " not
again go into q convention with delegation from tho
With District composed controlled bN the present
Republican readers of that district We nave 10 rrhs"n
hlicvc that they would keep fah IN the uiurr any
more the past We will have notins In do with
such men They not Republicans; they are AMPLY
Jociaus with principles looking FOR what they can
make"